Who Was Queen Elizabeth II?

by Megan Stine, Who HQ, Laurie A. Conley (Illustrator)

Overview

How did a little girl who loved horses become the longest reigning monarch in England? Find out in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series! 

In 1936, the life of ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York changed forever. Although she was a member of the British Royal Family, she never expected to become queen. But when her uncle Edward gave up the throne, suddenly her father was the new king, which meant young Elizabeth was next in line!
 
Queen Elizabeth reigned for seventy years, and while there were palaces galore, the crown jewels, and trips around the world, her life was one of strict discipline and duty.
 
This riveting chronicle follows the life of a woman who was both a public figure and an intensely private person and explores how she kept the monarchy together through good times and bad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593097519
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	12/07/2021
Series:	Who Was? Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	42,205
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	810L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Who Is Queen Elizabeth II? 1

A Young Princess 6

Royal Wedding 21

Long Live the Queen 35

Country First, Family Second 48

Around the World 54

Charles's Unhappy Childhood 62

A Busy Life 70

Changing Times 76

Wedding for a Prince 84

A Horrible Year, a Terrible Decade 90

A Twenty-First-Century Queen 99

Timelines 106

Bibliography 108